Daily Homily: Jan. 21, 2010
What word describes the following traits?
A feeling of resentment that another has gained something that one really more rightfully deserves. It's 'jealousy.' Another trait of jealousy is feeling of anguish caused by fear of losing someone or something to a rival.
So let me read you the following passage from today's First Reading:
“Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.”
Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought: “They give David ten thousands, but only thousands to me. All that remains for him is the kingship.”
So what is Saul feeling? Jealousy.
So we read, "And from that day on, Saul was jealous of David."
So why is jealousy bad? We read from the First Reading, "Saul discussed his intention of killing David with his son Jonathan and with all his servants."
For most of our situation, when feeling of jealousy arrives, we don't usually go to the extreme of wanting to harm someone. When we are battling insecurity, another person's achievements may come across to us as a threat. What can happen is that we want to disconnect with that person. It puts friendship and relationship in jeopardy. Next time we feel the angst of jealousy creep into our chest stop, think, and discern the source of jealousy. Once we discover why we are jealous, we need to deal with the issue.
A feeling of resentment that another has gained something that one really more rightfully deserves. It's 'jealousy.' Another trait of jealousy is feeling of anguish caused by fear of losing someone or something to a rival.
So let me read you the following passage from today's First Reading:
“Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands.”
Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought: “They give David ten thousands, but only thousands to me. All that remains for him is the kingship.”
So what is Saul feeling? Jealousy.
So we read, "And from that day on, Saul was jealous of David."
So why is jealousy bad? We read from the First Reading, "Saul discussed his intention of killing David with his son Jonathan and with all his servants."
For most of our situation, when feeling of jealousy arrives, we don't usually go to the extreme of wanting to harm someone. When we are battling insecurity, another person's achievements may come across to us as a threat. What can happen is that we want to disconnect with that person. It puts friendship and relationship in jeopardy. Next time we feel the angst of jealousy creep into our chest stop, think, and discern the source of jealousy. Once we discover why we are jealous, we need to deal with the issue.
